Neowin News Feed for: Ocean

Diving into the ocean with golf ball-inspired vehicles is what scientists are working on

Sayan Sen — Sat, 24 May 2025 20:24:01 +0000

Scientists at Michigan University are working on cool golf ball-inspired vehicles that could dive into oceans. Read more...

Climate change causes South Africa to mysteriously rise instead of sink. NASA helps find why

Sayan Sen — Sat, 10 May 2025 23:14:01 +0000

A study has finally revealed why South Africa keeps rising against the ocean instead of sinking and how climate change is also causing this. Read more...

Undersea internet cables can monitor seismic activity, predict earthquakes and more

Alap Naik Desai — Fri, 20 May 2022 22:16:02 +0000

Thousands of miles of undersea cables that offer internet connectivity could help in monitoring seismic activity, detecting or predicting earthquakes, and even building climate change models. Read more...

Samsung's upcoming Galaxy phones will be made with old fishing nets

Paul Hill — Mon, 07 Feb 2022 16:12:01 +0000

Samsung will be using single-use plastics from the ocean in future products to help clean up the planet and make its devices more eco-friendly. The upcoming Galaxy phones will use these materials. Read more...

HTC Ocean will arrive as the HTC U 11 and will also be offered in an array of colors

Timi Cantisano — Sat, 22 Apr 2017 09:47:37 +0000

In less than a month, HTC will take the wraps off of its latest handset. We have been treated to a few leaks over the past several months, and it looks like it will formally arrive as the HTC U 11. Read more...

HTC confirms 'U' will launch on May 16

Timi Cantisano — Thu, 20 Apr 2017 07:18:01 +0000

After months of leaks, HTC has announced that it will announce a new device in May. The handset looks to be the much rumored U, codenamed Ocean. The phone will feature a unique touch-sensitive bezel. Read more...

New details emerge about HTC's next flagship 'Ocean'

Timi Cantisano — Tue, 04 Apr 2017 04:32:01 +0000

The HTC Ocean has long been rumored and beyond its unique Edge Sensors, looks to offer quite a bit of technology. The new leak reveals an array of microphones, a new camera feature, and more. Read more...

Details emerge on the HTC Ocean Note, 3.5mm headphone jack not included

Cage Appleby — Sat, 31 Dec 2016 06:58:01 +0000

HTC's Ocean Note smartphone will reportedly forgo the 3.5mm headphone jack. However, it's not the first smartphone from the manufacturer which has preferred USB Type-C for audio output. Read more...

Google Street View goes underwater, lets you explore the oceans

Justin Luna — Fri, 05 Jun 2015 18:56:01 +0000

Google has released a new feature for its Street View service, which lets a user explore the deepest parts of the ocean. It is a reportedly a move to inform people about the oceans' importance. Read more...

Virgin Mobile to launch its Helio Ocean 2 smartphone

Chakkaradeep Chandran — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 21:07:22 +0000

Virgin Mobile USA, sponsor of Britney Spears' Circus tour has announced the launch of its Helio Ocean 2 during the tour in March. The tour starts on March 3. Selected fans will be given an... Read more...

Apple takes delivery of 188 mysterious ocean containers

Michael Stanclift — Sun, 25 May 2008 15:54:51 +0000

ImportGenius, a search engine that gathers "competitive intelligence" by monitoring U.S. Customs records of ocean containers entering American ports, reported on Friday that they've spotted a "major spike" since mid-March in ocean containers received by... Read more...

Star Ocean arriving in US August 31

Tue, 13 Jul 2004 15:43:14 +0000

The long-awaited Star Ocean is finally set to wash up on American shores, and it will sport the same features as the Japanese "director's cut" version. The long-delayed anticipated game, Star Ocean... Read more...

Ubisoft to publish Square Enix' Star Ocean 3 in Europe

Wed, 05 May 2004 20:14:59 +0000

Square Enix has announced its latest European publishing deal, with French rising star Ubisoft set to undertake distribution and marketing duties for Star Ocean: Till The End of Time in Europe this autumn. The title... Read more...